2017-2018 Directive on the Selection and Placement of International Students in Undergraduate – Bachelor’S Degree Programs

2017-2018 DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE – BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

SECTION ONE

Purpose, Scope, and Legal Basis

Purpose

Article 1 – (1) The purpose of this directive is to regulate the conditions imposed on applications from International Students to Abdullah Gül University (AGU) Bachelor's Degree Programmes, and to regulate the principles and procedures for registration and acceptance of International Students.

Scope

Article 2 – (1) This directive sets out the procedures for application and enrolment that must be followed by International Students when applying to study on Bachelor's Degree Programmes at Abdullah Gül University.

Legal Basis

Article 3 – (1) This directive was prepared on the basis of the 14th article of Higher Education Law No. 2547 dated 4/11/1981.

SECTION TWO

Application Dates, Windows, Quotas and Tuition Fees

Application and Registration Dates

Article 4 – (1) Date Of Application: 31 October 2016 - 01 August 2017

(2) Date Of Registration: To be announced

Application Windows

Article 5 – (1) Applications will be accepted in several windows. Applications will be processed and admissions given out to the most deserving applicants on an on-going basis.

Quotas

Article 6 –

(1) International Students Quotas For the 2017 - 2018 Academic Year

Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri) Quota Faculty of Architecture Architecture (English) 5 Faculty of Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English) 6 Industrial Engineering (English) 6 Civil Engineering (English) 5 Mechanical Engineering (English) 7 Computer Engineering (English) 4 Faculty of Management Business Administration (English) 7 Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) 5

(2) The filling of Faculty quotas is at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University’s. The University can decide whether to fill its quotas or not.

2 Tuition Fees

Article 7 – (1) No application fee will be charged.

(2) Tuition Fees For the 2016-2017 Academic Years for International Students *

Faculty Per Semester Per Year

Faculty of Engineering 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Architecture 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences 1528,5 TL 3057 TL

Faculty of Management 1155 TL 2310 TL

*The tuition fees above were valid for the 2016-2017 academic year. The fees for the 2017-2018 academic year may be slightly altered and will be announced after the Council of Ministers Decision.

SECTION THREE Applications Conditions and Process, Selection, Placement, Foreign Language Proficiency, Registration

Application Conditions

Article 8 – (1) The candidates with degrees from high schools equal to Turkish high schools satisfying the conditions of this announcement can apply to undergraduate programs (to receive BS or BA degrees) at Abdullah Gül University (AGU) provided that they follow the instructions in this announcement.

The candidates satisfying one of the following citizenship conditions are eligible to apply to degree programs under this announcement:

1) Foreign national students;

2) Natural born citizens of the Republic of Turkey who have been permitted by the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs to abandon their citizenship and who hold an “Official Document for the Use of Rights Granted by the Turkish Citizenship Law” (it might prove useful for such applicants to review the laws governing Turkish citizenship);

3) Natural born citizens of a foreign country who later acquired Turkish citizenship or such applicants who have dual citizenship;

4) Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC);

5) TRNC citizens having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE AL), commonly

3 referred to as an A-level qualification, and such applicants who completed their secondary education between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL.

(2) Applications will not be accepted from:

1) Turkish Nationals having completed their secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,

2) Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL);

3) Applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey (except those who completed their entire secondary educations in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/those who completed their entire secondary educations in a Turkish school in a foreign country other than TRNC);

4) Applicants with dual citizenship whose one citizenship is that of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL);

5) Turkish citizens who completed their secondary educations at a school within Turkey that is either affiliated with the Embassy of a foreign country or that is a foreign high school (this provision also applies to applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey).

(3) Applications and admission processes of applicants (including admission letters) from students residing in the following countries will be managed by AGU’s Asia Coordination Office “CREO Learning”:

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.

(4) Applications and admission processes of applicants (including admission letters) from students residing in Morocco will be managed by AGU’s Morocco Coordination Office “Flexyclass”

Online Application Platform

Article 9 – (1) Details regarding the application process will be available on the university's web page at the beginning of the Application period. Applications will be carried out on the University’s online application platform. Applications failed to be delivered within the deadlines or failed to show all the necessary documents for application cannot be processed.

Necessary Documents for Application:

Article 10 – (1)

1) Verified copy of high school diploma. (If it is not in Turkish or English, verified translated copy in one of these languages will be attached. The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public can be the authority that verifies the copy of the diploma.)

2) Exam Score Document: Verified copy of the exam result used for application. (The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public may be the verification authority).

3) Application form: It should be completed online during application. The printed, and signed form should be submitted during the enrollment if admitted.

4) The photocopy of the page of the passport with the photograph of the candidate.

5) High school transcript showing all courses taken and grades received. (The official transcript certified by the high school should be submitted during enrollment if admitted).

6) The medium of instruction at Abdullah Gül University is English. The applicants accepted by Abdullah Gül University must have sufficient English competency to follow the lessons and must present a proof of their English proficiency with a minimum score at an accepted exam (see below). Applicants satisfying this requirement may enroll in the program to which they have been accepted. The candidates who fail to satisfy the English proficiency requirement are accepted to the English Preparatory Program at the School of Foreign Languages at Abdullah Gül University.

Completion of Admission and Position Securing

Article 11 – (1) All accepted students need to transfer a pre-registration fee of (500$ or 1528,5TL) within the 7 days following the announcement of their admission status in order to secure their position at AGU. This pre-registration fee will then be deducted from either their Tuition or Accommodation fee, depending on their scholarship situation, if any was granted. If no payment was made within the 10 days following the announcement of the student’s admission status, the University will consider that the student would have withdrawn his right as accepted student, and has therefore the right to offer the vacated position to another eligible student.

Assessment of Applications

Article 12 – (1) Assessment of applications and the placement of candidates are at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University. Those with exam scores below the limits determined by the University Administration and those who do not comply with other application conditions are not considered for application process. Applications are evaluated according to the rules determined by the University Administration under the condition that the quota would not exceed 20% of the total allocation for the Turkish students.

(2) Additional placement procedure for the empty places, which would be available after exact registration dates would be determined by the Abdullah Gül University.

Admission Results and Waiting List

Article 13 – (1) The final list of accepted students will be published on the University’s website at the end of the application period along with an official waiting list including 5 potential substitute students in each AGU Faculty.

(2) A letter of acceptance will be sent to candidates who are eligible for registration by the relevant unit. Using this letter, candidates are required to obtain their Turkish Student Visa ("Education Visa") from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and register university.

(3) In case of any sort of written cancellation of previously accepted students and their withdrawal from their rights as accepted students, it will be the University’s right to contact the waiting list students and offer them the vacated positions.

Application for Scholarships

Article 14 – (1) All accepted students are considered for the award of the two Scholarships AGU created for its International Students: 1. “Free Tuition Scholarship” covering the tuition fee of the student. 2. “Free Housing Scholarship” covering the housing fee of the student.

The above-stated scholarships will be awarded by the AGU Scholarship Committee based on a fair point system. These scholarships are awarded to Faculty students only and will cover the entire duration of the program the student applied for. A scholarship will automatically be suspended if the awardee does not maintain his/her CGPA above 2.0.

English Language Proficiency Exams accepted by AGU

Article 15 – (1) English is the language of instruction at Abdullah Gül University with the exception of foreign languages classes. International applicants therefore must show proof of English proficiency in order to be accepted into one of the University’s Faculties. If applicants fail to show proof of one of the following English Proficiency exams, they can still receive admission and be registered into the University’s Language School until their English level is considered sufficient by the Language School to study at the Faculty level.

a) TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language − TOEFL (PBT) 537, TWE 4.0 − Computer based TOEFL (CBT) 203, TWE 4.0 − İnternet based TOEFL (IBT) 75, TWE 19 Please submit your TOEFL score via AGU’s Institution (DI) Code: B426

b) İMS: Abdullah Gül University English Proficiency Exam (To be taken in AGU in September 2016) Students will take 5 skill-based exams (Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Linguistic Aptitude) graded out of 5 points (Total 25 points) and need a minimum of 24 to pass.

6 The application documents should be uploaded to the university’s application system on https://sis.agu.edu.tr/faces/public/yabanciOgrenciBasvuru.xhtml?lang=en the applications via fax, mail or e-mail will not be accepted. Accepted students must submit the originals of the documents at the time of enrollment.

Students admitted to a program will receive a letter of acceptance from Abdullah Gül University. Students with the acceptance letter should obtain a "student visa" from a Turkish Embassy. This visa is necessary to enter Turkey and enroll at the university.

Registration

Article 16– (1) The registration for the 2016-2017 academic year will be held on September 19th-23rd, 2015. All students are required to submit the originals of the following documents:

1. Original High School Diploma and Exam Results 2. Acceptance Letter sent by AGU 3. Equivalency Diploma/Certificate 4. Valid Passport and a copy of it 5. 4 Color Photos: 4,5 x 3,5 cm biometric photos must have been taken in the past 6 6. Bank Receipt of the Paid Semester Tuition Fee 7. English Language Exam 8. A proof of Health Insurance Plan covering the student in Turkey from the registration date until January 1st 2017. (at least) Contact

Article 17 – (1) For any query regarding the selection and placement of international students in undergraduate – bachelor’s degree programs, please use the contact details below:

Tel: + 90 352 224 88 00 Ext: 4051 E-mail: [email protected]

7 SECTION FOUR List Of Approved International/Local Examinations & Diplomas For International Students Article 18 –

Countries Diploma Requirements International Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score. International Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) * “Math” and “Evidence-based Reading and Writing” (ex- Please submit scores via AGU’s Designated Institution “Critical reading”) tests: (DI) code: 7466 A minimum of 1100 general points out of 1600 for both sections combined, and a minimum of 660 points out of 800 in the "Math" test alone.

(SAT Essay not required) International American College Testing (ACT) * A minimum of 24 points out of 36 in Composite including Maths Please submit scores via AGU’s Designated Institution and Science (DI) code: 7081 International General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Level" (Advanced Level) OR/AND A minimum of two C passes at "AS Level" (Advanced Subsidiary). International Advanced Placement (AP) A minimum score of 3 out of 5 in related subjects. International International Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) diploma grade minimum 33. International International Science Olympiads Gold, Silver or Bronze medal holders in International Science Olympiads recognized or participated by TÜBİTAK. International West African Examination Council (WAEC) or Minimum B3 passes in each 4 West African Senior School Certificate subjects in Nigeria and C passes Examination (WASSCE) in Ghana. Afghanistan Nationwide University Entrance exam of Minimum Grade Required 85 out Afghanistan (Concours- KONKURS General State of 100 (85-85.99= Good (Aali), Examination) - Baccalaureate 86-100= Excellent (Alaa). Albania Dëftesë Pjekurie (Secondary School Leaving Minimum Grade Required 8/10 Certificate/Certificate of Maturity) = 76.00/100 = B+ = Mirë (Good). Algeria Baccalaureat general Grade of 13/20 with a minimum of 14 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Andorra Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required 13/20 or Bachillerato (Batxillerat) minimum grade 7/10. With a minimum of 14 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Angola Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Certificado A minimum average of 14 out of

8 de Habilitação Literária) 20 with at least 15 out of 20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Anguilla General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Minimum Grade Required A(I) (GCE Ordinary) or B(II). OR Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC) Argentina Bachiller of Bachillerato de Nivel Medio o Minimum Grade Required B= Secundario Bachillerato Especializado 6.00/10.00. Armenia Certificate of Maturity (hasunut’yun Vkayakan) Minimum Grade Required B= OR 13.00/20.00 (4/5). With a Certificate of Complete Secondary Education minimum of 14 in subjects (Vkayakan mijnakarg lriv yndhanur krt’ut’yan) relevant to the program applied for. Australia Secondary Education Certificate Minimum overall grade of B - Most Common: B=63/100 - Common Post Secondary: B=65/100 - Australian Capital Territory (ACT): B=70/100 - New South Wales: B=65/100 - Northern Territory: B=14/20 - Queensland: B=5/7 - South Australia: B=65/100 - Tasmania: B=3/4 - Western Australia: B=70/100 - Federal: B=70/100 Austria Reifeprüfung Average of 2,5. Applicants are OR also usually asked to achieve Maturazeugnis/Externistenreifeprufungszeugnis scores of at least 1.99 (sehr gut) (with at least 4 subjects) out of 5 in written exams in up to OR two subjects. Studienberechtigungsprufung/Berufsreifeprufung OR Abschlusszeugnis from a Fachschule (with at least 4 years of full time study). Azerbaijan University entrance examination of Azerbaijan A minimum score of 525 out of "Tələbə Qəbulu üzrə Dövlət Komissiyasının" 700 in the in the area of (TQDK) specialization related to the OR program applied for. Azerbaijan Certificate of Complete Secondary OR Education 4/5 Bahamas The Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Minimum overall grade Education (BGCSE) required: B equivalent (75.00/100). Bahrain Secondary School Leaving Certificate Minimum exam score of 80 % (Tawjihiyah/Tawjihi) (B) in the stream related to the program applied for. Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum graduation score of 80 % (B equivalent; 4/5). Barbados CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination Minimum overall grade (CAPE) required: III, C (Good standard of performance) (US equivalent=B). Belarus Certificate of Complete Secondary Education Attesta: A minimum average of (Atestat ab ahuĺnaj siaredniaj adukacyi, Атэстат 90% certificate/diploma score аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі) (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10).

9 OR Belarussian Central Testing: Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education Minimum 420 out of 600 (Dyplom ab siaredniaj prafiesijnaj adukacyi, Дыплом аб сярэдняй прафесійнай адукацыі) OR Belarussian Central Testing Belgium Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs Minimum grade required: B OR equivalent - French=13/20 Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (Distinction) or Flemish= 14/20 OR (= 70%) Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des (Met onderscheiding (With Sekundarunterrichts praise / With honors) Belize CXC Caribbean Advanced Placement Examination Minimum Grade Required: B= (CAPE) 2.00-2.99 (Good) Benin Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 = B Bermuda General Certificate of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required: B = 3.00/4.00 = 65% (Very Good) Bhutan Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B =3 (BHSEC) (Good) OR Indian Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2) Bolivia Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B (Bueno)=70% or 5/7 Bosnia and Diploma of Secondary Education (Svjedočanstva o Minimum Grade Required: B Herzegovina završenoj srednjoj školi) (Dobar (Good)) = 3.00/5.00 or OR 7.00/10.00 Matura (Svjedozba o maturi) Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Minimum Grade Required 70% (B) Brazil ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) Minimum Grade Required 70% (B), Bom ("Good") Bulgaria Diploma za sredno obrazovanie (Диплома за Minimum Grade Required 70% = средно образование), Diploma of Secondary Добър ("Good") Education Burkina Faso Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required 13/20 (B+) Burma Basic Education Standard X (10) Examination Minimum Grade Required 80% Diploma A (B) Burundi Diplôme ďEtat (State Diploma) Minimum Grade Required= 70% (B) Cambodia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 70% (B) Cameroon FRENCH: Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement FRENCH: Minimum Grade Secondaire Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in OR subjects relevant to the program BRITISH: Cameroon General Certificate of applied for. Education BRITISH: Minimum Grade Required: At least three Advanced Level passes in the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with a minimum grade of B in two subjects relevant to the program applied for. Canada Canada Provincial High School Graduation Minimum Grade Required: B

10 Diplomas equivqlent (depends on the province) Minimum average of 72% diploma score Cape Verde Curso Complementar dos Liceus Minimum Grade Required: 13/20

Central General School Secondary Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: African 13/20 (B+) Republic Chile Prueba de Seleccion Universitaria (PSU) Minimum Grade Required: 600/850 China National College Entrance Examination (NCCE) National College Entrance ("Gaokao") Examination (NCCE) ("Gaokao") OR Min grade required= 525/750 Senior Secondary School Certificate (70%)

Senior Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score Colombia ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Minimum Grade Required: 70% Higher Education) Examination= National (B), Medio Alto (High Average) University Entrance Examination Congo Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Republic 13/20 (Brazzaville) Congo Diplôme ďEtat Minimum Grade Required: 70% Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) Costa Rica Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 80%, Notable (Good) Croatia Matura - Svjedodžba o završenom srednjem Minimum Grade Required: B= obrazovanju (Certificate of Completed Secondary 2.75/5 (Dobar (Good)) Education) Cuba Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Cyprus Apolytı̱́rio tou Lykeíou (Certificate of Completion Minimum Grade Required: B= from Lyceum) 80% or 16/20 OR Απολυτήριο του Gimnasio (Certificate of Completion) Czech Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: B= Republic Maturity Examination) from a Gymnásium 70% or 2.00 (where 1 is the best grade), "Chvalitebný (Commendable)" Denmark Studentereksamen (Student Examination), Minimum Grade Required: B= OR 8/12 or 9/13 Højere Forberedelseseksamen (Higher Preparatory Examination), OR Højere Handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Examination); OR Hojere teknisk eksamen (Higher Technical Examination)

11 Djibouti Baccalaureat de l'enseignement Secondaire Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Dominican Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= Republic 83% Ecuador Bachiller Minimum Overall Grade Required: B= 7.5/10 or 15/20 or 80% Egypt Thanaweya a`Amma (General Secondary Minimum grade required: Education Certificate) University Level Scale A: B= 75% (Good) جيد University Level Scale B: B= 75% (Good) جيد University Level Scale C: B= 75% (Good) جيد El Salvador Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: B= 7/10 or 70% ("Muy Bueno") Equatorial Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: 7 Guinea Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B= Examination (ESECE) 70% Estonia Gumnaasiumi Ioptunnistus (High School Minimum Grade Required: Certificate) Five point scale: B= 4/5 ("Hea", Good) Six point scale: B= 4/5 (before 2000) Six point scale: B= 3/5 or 71% (after 2000) Ethiopia Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Minimum Grade Required: B= Examination (EHEEE) 75% OR Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Min grade required: B= 85% Finland Ylioppilastutkintotodistus - Minimum Grade Required: B= Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation 3/5 or 4/7 or 8/10 ("Hyvä" Examination Certificate) (Good)) France French Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Gabon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 12/20 Gambia West African Examinations Council Senior Minimum Grade Required B3= Secondary School Certificate(WAEC - SSCE) 70% (Good) Georgia Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestasi საშუალო Minimum Overall Grade განათლების ატესტატი (Certificate of Required: Secondary Education) - Pre 2007: B= 4 კარგი (Good) OR - 10 point Secondary: B= 7 Attestat კარგი (Good) - 7 point Secondary: B= 5 კარგი (Good) OR A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score (4,5 out of 5 or 9 out of 10).

12 Germany Abitur Minimum Grade Required: B= 3 (Befriedigend) or B= 7/15 Ghana West African Senior Secondary Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B3= 3 Examination (WASSCE) = 60% OR Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) Min grade required: B= 2 Greece Apolyti̱rio Eniaiou Lykeiou Απολυτηριο Ενιαιου Minimum Grade Required: B= Λυκειου (Upper Secondary School Certificate) 7/10 Πολύ καλός (Very Good) or 14/20 Greenland Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Inaarsinermut Minimum Grade Required: 9 Uppernarsaat (Higher Preparatory Examination) OR Meeqqat Atuarfiannit Misilitsissimamemut Uppernarsaat (Advanced Leaving Examination) Grenada CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= II (Good) Guatemala Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% Muy Bueno (Very Good) Guinea Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie Minimum Grade Required: B= (Conakry) 12/20 Guyana Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Minimum Grade Required: B= II Education Certificate (CSEC) (Good) Haiti Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required B= 65% Honduras Bachillerato Minimum Grade Required: B= 80% or 4/5 (Muy Bueno) Hong Kong Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Minimum Grade (HKCEE OR HKALE) Required: Minimum of C grade ("Credit") in at least 3 subjects related to studies applying for Hungary Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Maturity Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= 71% or 4/5 (Jó –Good-) Iceland Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary Certificate) School Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: 7/10 (B, "Second Class") India Higher Secondary School Certificates - Indian Minimum Grade Required: 75% School Certificate (ISC) = A- OR Intermediate Certificate OR Higher School Certificate OR Higher Secondary Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate OR Pre-University course - awarded on completion of Standard XII. Indonesia Ujian Akhir Nasional (UAN) Minimum Grade Required: B= 80%=50/60 "Baik (Good)" Iran General Secondary Education Examination Minimum Grade Required: B= (Dabiristan) 15/20 OR Pre-university Education (Pishdaneshgahi) Iraq Sixth Form Baccalaureate (Adadiyah) Minimum Grade Required: B=

13 80% Ireland School Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht) Minimum Grade Required: B= 60% "C2" Israel Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= "(good) טוב " 75% or 8/10 Italy Esame di Stato (conclusivo del corso di studio di Minimum Overall Grade Istruzione Secondaria Superiore) Required: B= 7/10 = 80% OR "Buono" Esame di Maturità Ivory Coast General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B= (Baccalauréat Général) 13/20 Japan Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Minimum Overall Grade Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Required: B= 70% = 3.5/5 "良 Ryō (Good) " Jamaica Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: B= 3 OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination Jordan Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: B= 84% Kazakhstan Unified National Testing (ENT) Minimum Grade Required: 80% OR = 96/120 Kazakhstan Attestat o (obschem) Srednem OR Obrazovanii 4,5/5 OR OR Kazakhstan Orta bilim turaly attestat 4,5/5 Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Minimum Grade Required: B on average with minimum 50 points in total Kuwait Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General A minimum average of 80% Secondary Education Certificate) certificate/diploma score Kyrgyzstan National University Entrance Examination (ORT). A minimum score of 190 out of 250 Laos Baccalaureate A minimum score of 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Latvia Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 General Secondary Education) out of 10 in total (from all OR courses) Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) OR Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) OR Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Lebanon Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Liberia Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - A maximum total score of 15 in SSCE) five subjects, three of which related to the program applied for Libya General Secondary School Certificate Minimum Grade Required: 80% Liechtenstein Matura/Maturitat/Maturitatzeugnis (Maturity Minimum Grade Required: 3 = B-

14 Certificate) /C+ Lithuania Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 General Secondary Education) out of 10 in total (from all OR courses) Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) OR Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) OR Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Luxembourg Diplome de Maturite AND Diplome de Fin Minimum Grade Required: B d'Estudes Secondaires equivalent mark : A = 45 B Macedonia General Secondary Education Certificate (Matura) Minimum Grade Required: 4 out of 5. Madagascar Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) Minimum Grade Required: B OR score (3/4) High School Diploma (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia) Mali Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Malta GCE 'O' levels Minimum Grade Required: A, B, OR or C Matriculation (M) Examination of the University of Malta Mauritania Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Mayotte Baccalaureate Baccalaureate with a minimum score of 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Mexico Bachillerato Minimum Overall Grade Required: 7,5 (Bien) or B equivalent Moldova Baccalaureate Baccalaureate grades OR Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 Attestat out of 10

Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Minimum Grade Required: 3 out of 5

A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10). Monaco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

15 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Mongolia National University Entrance Examination Minimum Grade Required: 640 out of 800 in each of the four areas related to the program applied for. Morocco Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Mozambique Ensino Secundario Geral OR Ensino de Minimum Grade Required: 13. Prodessores para o Ensino Primario OR Curso de Marinha Mercante OR Ensino Secundario Geral de Adultos OR Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias Namibia Matriculation Certificate Minimum Grade Required: IGCSE OR = A or B 55 = B- Senior Certificate OR Education Certificate Primary (ECP) OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) showing at least 5 academic passes Nepal Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 70% in upper Second Division or B equivalent The VBO / MAVO / HAVO / VWO / MBO Diploma / A minimum average of 70% Netherlands Secondary School Certificate certificate/diploma score New Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: Caledonia 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate (SFC) Minimum Grade Required: SFC : OR 5 academic subjects passes : 1-5 Higher School Certificate (HSC) OR University HSC : 4 academic passes : A or B Entrance (UE) UE : 4 academic passes : 50 OR percent or + UBE : 4 academic University Bursaries Examination (UBE) passes : C or + Nicaragua Bachiller or Bachillerato en Ciencias, Letras y Minimum Grade Required: 71 Filosofia (Secondary School Graduation Diploma in Science, Letters and Philosophy) OR Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios del Ciclo Diversificado (Diploma of Completion of the Diversified Cycle) Niger Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Nigeria Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) A minimum score of 200 Norway Examen Artium Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 OR out of 6 including Maths Vitnemal (Certificate) from an upper secondary school with a BESTATT (passed) Oman Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General A minimum average of 80% Secondary Education Certificate) certificate/diploma score Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) A minimum average of 80%

16 certificate/diploma score Palestine General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) A minimum average of 80% certificate/diploma score Panama Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Required: 81 or B equivalent Paraguay Bachiller/Bachillerato en Humanistico- Minimum Grade Required: 4 = B cientifico (formerly Ciencias y Letras) Traditional University preparatory studies Secondary School Graduation Diploma Peru Bachiller Profesional (professional bachelor with Minimum Grade Required: 4 = B specialization stated) OR Certificado Oficial de Estudios de Educacion Secundaria Comun-Completa or Quinto Ano (Official Certificate of Studies of Common Secondary Education or Fifth year, from a regular secondary school) The Secondary School Certificate Minimum Overall Grade Philippines Required: 85 or B equivalent Turkey Turkish High School Diploma for Foreign Citizens A minimum 80% diploma score. Poland Matura or Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Secondary Minimum Grade Required: A School Leaving Certificate) minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score Dobry = B Portugal Carta/Certidao do Curso Complementar Liceus Minimum Grade Required: 16 (Certificate of Complementary Course) OR Certificado de Fim De Estudios Secundarios OR Concurso Nacional de Candidatura Do Ensino Superior (National Entrance Exam) through 1988. Certificado alone is acceptable since 1989 Qatar Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) A minimum average of 80% certificate/diploma score Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat Minimum Grade Required: 7,5 out of 10 (good) Russia Russian National Final School Exam – Minimum Grade Required: 280 EGEORRussia ATTESTAT / Certificate of out of 400 OR 3/5 Secondary Education Rwanda Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate At least two Advanced Level Examination principal passes in the Rwanda Advanced General Secondary Certificate Examination with a minimum grade of A in two subjects relevant to the program applied for. Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate General Secondary Education OR Certificate Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years A minimum average of 90% certificate/diploma score

Kudrat" Examination taken within last 2 years A minimum average of 70% exam score Senegal Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required:

17 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Serbia Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) Min Grade Required: 3,5 = OR Above Average Diplomao Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate) OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia) OR Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia) OR Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia) OR Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia) Sierra Leone Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - A maximum total score of 15 in SSCE) five subjects, three of which related to the program applied for, in the Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC - SSCE). Singapore Cambridge General Certificate of Education Minimum Grade Required: B4 Ordinary and Advanced Levels (Cambridge GCE O passes in 2 Advanced Level and A Levels) subjects and minimum C5 pass in each subjects Slovakia Vsyvedceni Maturitná Skúška (Secondary School Minimum Grade Required: 2 = B Leaving Certificate) Slovenia Svjedodzba o Zrelosti (Certificate of Maturity) OR Minimum Grade Required: 3.5 = Diploma o Stecenom Pozivniusmerenom Above Average Obrazovanju i Vaspitanju Srednjeg Stupnja (a final examination certificate) OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom (a final examination certifcate from Croatia) OR Svendocanstvo o Polozenom Zavrsnom (a final exam cert. from Serbia) OR Spricevalo o Kancani osnovia Soli (a final exam cert. from Slovenia) OR Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen (a final exam cert. from Macedonia) Somalia Secondary School Leaving Certificate Secondary School Leaving OR Certificate 90% GCE 'O' Levels, OR GCE 'O' Levels, on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board showing a minimum of 5 academic passes including English Language Min Grade Required: SSLC: B equivalent GCE : A or B

18 South Africa GCE 'O' Levels Minimum Grade Required: A or OR B Matriculation Certificate of the South African Matriculation Board OR Natal Senior Certificate OR National Senior Certificate of the Union of South Africa OR Orange Free State School Leaving Certificate OR Senior Certificate OR Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption OR Secondary School Senior Certificate of the Department of Education, Cape of Good Hope OR Transvaal Secondary School Certificate OR Transvaal University Entrance Certificate South Korea College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) [Suneung] A minimum average of 70% including at least one relevant subject in type B. A minimum score of 560 out of 800 Spain Título de Bachiller (LOGSE) Minimum Overall Grade Required: Bien, 7 out of 10 or B equivalent Sri Lanka Sri Lanka G.C.E Advanced Level Examination At least three subjects relevant to the program applied for with minimum grades ABB. Suriname Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs Min Grade Required: 7 = B (HAVO) (Diploma of Higher General Secondary Education) OR Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Diploma of University Preparatory Education) Swaziland Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) Minimum Grade Required: I or II with a credit pass in English Sweden Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan(FSFG- Minimum Grade Required: 3.99 Swedish school leaving exam) VG (Very Good) B equivalent in total including Maths Switzerland Maturitätszeugnis (Federal Maturity Certificate) Minimum Grade Required: OR 3 out of 5 Certificat De Maturité OR OR 7 out of 10 Attestato Di Maturitá OR OR 4,5 out of 6 Eidgenössisch Anerkanntes Kantonales Maturitätszeugnis OR Certificat De Maturité Cantonal Reconnu Par La Confédération OR

19 Attestato Di Maturitä Cantonale Riconosciuto Dalla Confederazione Sudan Sudan Higher Secondary School Certificate (arts Minimum Grade Required: 85 = or sciences) B OR GCE 'O' levels on Certificate, directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic passes OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate directly from the Examining Board with 5 academic passes Syria Al-Shahada-Al Thanawiyya Al-Amma (General A minimum exam score of 90%. Secondary Education Certificate) Minimum 260 out of 290 Taiwan Certificate of Junior High School Graduation 初中 Minimum Overall Grade 毕业的证书 Required: 70 or B equivalent Tajikistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = General Secondary Education) Good OR Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) OR Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) OR Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Tanzania Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Minimum Grade Required: B (ACSE) OR National Tanzanian Form IV Examination OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate OR GCE 'O' levels OR East African Certificate of Education Tchad Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Thailand Minimum OvMatayom VI (Upper Secondary Minimum 70 out of 100 ; 3 out of Education Certificate) 4 = B Togo Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Trinidad and GCE 'O' levels Minimum Grade Required: GCE : Tobago OR A or B CXC : I or II Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate Tunisia Baccalaureate Minimum Grade Required: 13/20 and 14/20 in subjects relevant to the program applied for. Turkmenistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: 4.5 = General Secondary Education) Good

20 OR Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) OR Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) OR Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) Uganda At least three Advanced Level principal passes in Minimum Grade Required: B in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education two subjects relevant to the Examination (UACE) program applied for. Ukraine Ukrainian “External Independent Test (OZN)”. A minimum average grade of OR 170 out of 200 in at least two Attestat subjects relevant to the program applied for. OR A minimum average of 70% certificate/diploma score (3 out of 5 or 7 out of 10). United Arab General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Grade Required: exam Emirates score of 80%. Scotland Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE) Minimum Grade Required: A or B pass in 4 Higher Level subjects Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) A or B pass in Higher Level subjects United General Certificate Education (GCE) A minimum of two C passes at "A Kingdom Level" (Advanced Level) (England, OR/AND Scotland, A minimum of two C passes at Wales, "AS Level" (Advanced Northern Subsidiary) Ireland) United States Secondary School Certificate A minimum average of 70% (B) of America diploma score.

GPA requirement (2.80/4.00) Uruguay Bachiller Minimum Grade Required: 8 OR Bachillerato (Secondary School Graduation Diploma) Uzbekistan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanji (Certificate of Minimum Grade Required: 4,5 = General Secondary Education) Above Average OR Attestat Zrelosti (Security School Graduation Certificate) OR Diplom ob Okoncanji Srednego Special'nogo Ucebnego Zavedenija (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School) OR Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma from a Specialized Secondary School)

21 Venezuela Bachiller en Ciencias Minimum Grade Required: 13 OR out of 20 = B En Humanidades (Secondary School Diploma in the Sciences or Humanities) Vietnam The school leaving examination (Ky Thi Tot Minimum Grade Required: 7 out Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc) (12 years of of 10 education) Yemen General Secondary Education Certificate Minimum Average Grade Required: 85% certificate/diploma score Zaire Dipome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Minimum Grade Required: 80 Long Zambia Zambia School Certificate (ZSC) Minimum Grade Required: 4 or above in 6 academic subjects including Chemistry, Physics and Maths Zimbabwe ZIMSEC A-Levels A minimum of one "A" and two "B" grades from three ZIMSEC A- Levels in the subjects related to the program applied for *These exams are valid for 2 years.

SECTION FIVE Abrogated Directive And Enforcement

Abrogated Directive

Article 18 – The Abdullah Gül University Directive for Accepting Foreign Students was accepted by the University Board on 15.10.2015.

Enforcement

Article 19 – This Directive will take force by the decision of the University Board.

Implementation

Article 20 – This Directive will be implemented by the Rector of the Abdullah Gül University.